The General History of China: Containing a Geographical, Historical, Chronological, Political and Physical Description of the Empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea, and Thibet. Including an Exact and Particular Account of Their Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Religion, Arts and Sciences ...J. Watts, 1739 |
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Page 64 - IV. When you enjoy a good State of Health know the Value of it, and ftudy to preferve it. Difeafes and Infirmities are the Lot of Man, and it is difficult for him to be entirely free from them. The flighter ones imbitter...
Page 77 - Wear clothes to keep you warm, but do not load yourself with fur. Do not hover continu illy over the fire, this will cause a violent fermentation within enough to give you a fever. Above all wear a large double girdle about four or five inches broad, for the heat which that keeps up in the veins warms the rest of the body.
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Page 83 - When yon are undressed, and just going to bed, take your foot in one hand, and with the other rub the bottom of it hard, as long as you can, and do not leave off till you feel there a great heat ; then rub separately every toe till you are almost tired : this is an efficacious method for the preserving and repairing of the vital and animal spirits. Thirdly. — Before you lie down do not busy yourself with things which strike the imagination, and leave impressions which may disturb your sleep, such...
Page 244 - He was flat faced, and very long vifaged ; fat in an alcove, at the end of the temple, on two large cufhions, one brocade, ; the other yellow fattin. There were feveral lamps on each hand ; but only one lighted. He was covered all over with a gown or mantle of yellow damaflc, fo that nothing could be feen but his head, which was quite bare. His hair was curled, and his mantle edged with a parti-coloured galoon, four or five inches broad, like a prieft's cope ; which that«/' tie veftment nearly refembled.
Page 65 - One of the bcft means is to refift that natural Propenfity which we have to fenfual Pleafures, and to ufe very moderately even the allowable ones : An old Man, who feels as lively and hot after Pleafures as if he was in the Vigour of his Age...
Page 78 - ... them, and to bring back the natural heat into the veins and arteries. After this first operation you run no hazard in washing them with water however hot it may be, but if neglecting that precaution you plunge your feet all at once into boiling water, the frozen blood coagulates, the nerves and arteries will be hurt by it, and you run a risk of being lame for ever. In like manner when you happen to be benumbed and chilled with cold, it is not at that time wholesome to drink anything hot, you...
Page 70 - Stomach will have a difficulty in digefting it ; Flefh that is tough and full of Nerves, or half drefs'd is very hard of Digeftion. When a Man is in the Strength and Vigour of his Age, when the Blood hath all its Fire, and the Stomach is ftrong, he will find lefs Inconvenience from fuch a kind of Food, but it will infallibly make him fick if he be of a weak Stomach, or advanc'd in Years : As for my own part I give Orders that the Rice, the...
Page 65 - Stomach ; when after having fpoke forne time together we find ourfelves out of Breath? Does not all this teach us that we are not young, and that we muft bid adieu to Pleafures which will quickly confume the weak Remains of Health, which it is of fo great moment to husband for the Prefervation of Life?
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